Bird Flu 2024 Australian Government.  — government agencies led by the australian antarctic division were informed during a planning exercise earlier in august that the arrival of the disease was a case of not if, but when. the h5n1 strain was confirmed in western antarctica in february and has also claimed the lives of an estimated 30,000 sea lions and 17,000 southern elephant seal pups in. Read the latest global bird flu information.

Most lpai strains of avian influenza virus cause minimal disease in wild birds and poultry. Testing has revealed three different strains appeared at roughly the same time.